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Berkshire Hathaway is buying 10 million new Bending Spoons shares at $33 each. The Milan-based company announced the deal on 14 October. The $330m private placement adds to the $600m Berkshire invested at Bending Spoons’ Nasdaq listing in July.
Anduril is letting current and former employees sell shares in a tender offer that values the defence tech company at about $90bn. The shares are priced at $94.80 each, and the offer is capped at about $1.3bn, according to Bloomberg’s sources.
Listed home services major Urban Company’s board approved a proposal to raise up to ₹2,500 Cr yesterday, seeking to shore…
The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature.
CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries.
Fewer than half of the 67 new-age tech stocks under Inc42’s coverage advanced this week despite a broader market recovery.…
The Indian startup ecosystem continued to mature in FY26, with 22 new-age tech companies making their public market debut as…
Flipkart-owned travel platform Cleartrip’s net loss widened 28.1% YoY to ₹805 Cr in FY26 from ₹628.4 Cr in FY25, as…
UniBeta uses AI to help Nigerian university students prepare for exams.
Medanit is a digital healthcare platform that is aiming to make healthcare easier to access in Ethiopia.
JAMB plans to offer its entrance exam in Ottawa from 2027, using Nigeria’s diplomatic mission rather than building a new facility. But easier access to the test may not persuade diaspora families to choose Nigerian universities, where concerns about teaching quality, safety and reliability remain.
Instakart Services, the Flipkart-owned logistics company behind Ekart, nearly broke even in the fiscal year ending March 2026 (FY26). Its…
Pune Police has booked Rapido parent Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd for allegedly running bike-taxi services without the required licence…
From the government's proposed legislation to the impact on viewers, an expert shares their thoughts on the BBC's new funding model.
For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to…
Visa has launched USDC-based commercial funding for cross-border payouts through its Visa Direct service, with Inyo Global serving as its partner. The offering follows successful testing in 2025 and allows eligible businesses to prefund international payments using USDC.
Online travel aggregator ixigo swung to a consolidated net profit of ₹63.4 Cr in the September quarter of FY27 from…
Hunger Pangs, the parent of restaurant chain Burma Burma, has filed its DRHP for an IPO comprising a fresh issue…
Startup funding continued to pick up pace in the second week of October. Overall, Indian new-age tech ventures raised $236.2…
Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.
The 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV is a two-row crossover with 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery.
Six years after Stripe's historic acquisition, Paystack is pivoting from moving money to keeping deposits to survive currency devaluations.
Sixteen years since FirstCry began its journey, what began as a kidswear marketplace has spawned a massive multi-channel ecommerce and…
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued show-cause notices to quick commerce and ecommerce platforms BigBasket…